139
139
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
breaking news from tunisia this morning, more than 1 protesters have filled the streets in front of the interior ministry in the wake of the opposition leader. shot outside his home wednesday morning. he had recently formed a coalition of the communist governor of tune easetunisia. he had a backing of support and people are filling the streets shouting shame and the government should fail. two years ago, tunisia was the first country to overthrow its leader marking the start of the arab spring. the president is facing tough questions on drones after a leaked secret memo described using them to kill u.s. citizens. the paperif there is no specific informing about that attack. in reality, most of this information is already public as of last year. but many find it disturbing especially considering there is not much legal justification for using drones against american citizens. this now complicates the hearing of john brennan for confirmation as director of the cia. we are right back. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nin
breaking news from tunisia this morning, more than 1 protesters have filled the streets in front of the interior ministry in the wake of the opposition leader. shot outside his home wednesday morning. he had recently formed a coalition of the communist governor of tune easetunisia. he had a backing of support and people are filling the streets shouting shame and the government should fail. two years ago, tunisia was the first country to overthrow its leader marking the start of the arab spring....
146
146
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
tens of thousands turned out for the funeral of assassinated opposition leader in tunisia. it is the country's democracy in danger of falling apart? for the first time in european union history, the government reveals a deal to cut the budget. >> ♪ i'll be there ♪ >> a kenyan voice is among thousands performing in china's new year television spectacular. we get the first ever backstage glimpse of rehearsals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the birthplace of the arab spring is facing its biggest crisis since its revolution two years ago. tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession in tunisia of the murdered opposition politician chokri belaid, a political
tens of thousands turned out for the funeral of assassinated opposition leader in tunisia. it is the country's democracy in danger of falling apart? for the first time in european union history, the government reveals a deal to cut the budget. >> ♪ i'll be there ♪ >> a kenyan voice is among thousands performing in china's new year television spectacular. we get the first ever backstage glimpse of rehearsals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around...
99
99
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
there has been a second day of violent protests in the capital of tunisia following the assassination of an opposition protester. clashes between protesters and police threaten democracy as the politicians are disagreeing on how to deal with this crisis. we have been out on the streets of the capital. >> the situation across tunisia is incredibly tense. the assassination has shaken the country to its very core. ? we have not seen scenes like this for two years. there are right police clashing on this main street. the young men are protesting about the government. the government allied to the muslim brotherhood, accused of a road and the people the freedoms that people had one in the revolution. -- accused of eroding the freedoms that the people won in the revolution. there is a highly charged funeral tomorrow. many people across the country are anticipating more trouble. >> a very tense time they're in tunisia. it has been described as the blackest day in australian sport. crushing revelations of mass doping have ripped across the image. doctors, coaches, scientists were all involved,
there has been a second day of violent protests in the capital of tunisia following the assassination of an opposition protester. clashes between protesters and police threaten democracy as the politicians are disagreeing on how to deal with this crisis. we have been out on the streets of the capital. >> the situation across tunisia is incredibly tense. the assassination has shaken the country to its very core. ? we have not seen scenes like this for two years. there are right police...
120
120
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
in tunisia, huge crowds of mourners protested as opposition leader chokri belaid was laid to rest. he was assassinated earlier this week. tens of thousands converged on the cemetery, with belaid's coffin draped in a tunisian flag. violence erupted as police fired tear gas and demonstrators threw stones and set cars ablaze. thousands of demonstrators turned out in cairo and other cities across egypt, protesting president mohammed morsi and his islamist-led government. the crowds defied hard-line muslim clerics, who called on their supporters to kill opposition leaders. as night fell, security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters who threw rocks and fire bombs at the presidential palace. gunmen in nigeria have killed at least nine women working to immunize children against the polio virus. the attacks today were in kano, in the african nation's muslim north. the killers were believed to come from boko haram, a radical islamic sect. polio remains endemic in nigeria, but some muslim clerics have charged the vaccinations are a plot to sterilize young girls. the british government
in tunisia, huge crowds of mourners protested as opposition leader chokri belaid was laid to rest. he was assassinated earlier this week. tens of thousands converged on the cemetery, with belaid's coffin draped in a tunisian flag. violence erupted as police fired tear gas and demonstrators threw stones and set cars ablaze. thousands of demonstrators turned out in cairo and other cities across egypt, protesting president mohammed morsi and his islamist-led government. the crowds defied hard-line...
81
81
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> he's still in tunisia. >> you're fully comfortable with this notion that because the tunisians concluded they didn't have a legal basis to hold them we now lost the opportunity to interrogate someone that could have provided significant information on the attack in benghazi? >> senator, you know, this country, america, really needs to make sure that we are setting a standard, an example for the world as far as the basis that we're going to in fact interrogate somebody, to brief somebody, we want to make sure we're doing it in conjunction with our international partners. >> sean: and joining me with reaction, former speaker of the house, newt gingrich and you said back in 2006 i'll show it in a minute that jihad is a legitimate tenant of islam and gave an explanation why he won't use the war on terror. is this man qualified to be the cia director? >> well, i think in the world of barack obama he is. in a world of american national security, he wouldn't be picked. for a lot of different reasons. i thinks' been profoundly wrong about his approach to thinking about radical islamists, i think
. >> he's still in tunisia. >> you're fully comfortable with this notion that because the tunisians concluded they didn't have a legal basis to hold them we now lost the opportunity to interrogate someone that could have provided significant information on the attack in benghazi? >> senator, you know, this country, america, really needs to make sure that we are setting a standard, an example for the world as far as the basis that we're going to in fact interrogate somebody, to...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
130
130
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
there is, you know, a wide body politic in tunisia. there is a cultural body of people who are educated, french speaking, who are relatively liberal, who want a western-style democracy here. they're the ones out protesting today because they accuse the other side, which is the conservative trend, of trying to impose its islamist view on the country. so it's very difficult to say where turn united states goes from here. this is a fight for the future of this country. this is, of course, a place where the arab spring began two years ago, and many people i've been spoking to today hope it won't be the place before wrth arab spring suffers a premature death. >> you call it a fight for the future. there are reports of limited clashes between police and protesters in another tunisian town. do you get any sense there could be violence in the capital today? >> i think people are hoping there won't be. there hasn't been any violence yet, but the fine val ongoing, as you can hear in the background. also, there's a massive security presence right
there is, you know, a wide body politic in tunisia. there is a cultural body of people who are educated, french speaking, who are relatively liberal, who want a western-style democracy here. they're the ones out protesting today because they accuse the other side, which is the conservative trend, of trying to impose its islamist view on the country. so it's very difficult to say where turn united states goes from here. this is a fight for the future of this country. this is, of course, a place...
40
40
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. and in egypt violence erupts once again in the streets with petrol bombs thrown at the presidential palace after thousands took part in anti-government protests. and historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as the european parliament threatens to block the deal. plus president obama's nominee to head the cia faces kept calls from and tired roland protesters for seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. you're watching argue with me lucy coughing up. in tunisia clashes between mourners and police have marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has led to chaos in the streets and a crisis in parliament violence erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars a blaze while police responded with tear gas a
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. and in egypt violence erupts once again in the streets with petrol bombs thrown at the presidential palace after thousands took part in anti-government protests. and historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by...
19
19
tv
eye 19
favorite 0
quote 0
in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence as protesters clashed with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike and that has paralyzed the country. and president obama's nominee for the top of the cia may be under criticism from drone activity but seems to have the support of lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. and despite final consensus on a reduced e.u. budget for the next seven years the agreement now faces a serious threat from the european parliament which is likely to ban the deal. twenty four hours a day this is our t. glad to have you with us. angry protesters have thrown at petrol bombs at the presidential palace in egypt where thousands took to the streets protesting against the government the violence comes despite the deal that some opposition leaders had had with the islamist president morsi last week our correspondent in cairo bell true brings us the latest. in the capitol i'm standing above tahir square one hundred still gov it's chanting against the president and also his organization a basic brotherhood e
in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence as protesters clashed with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike and that has paralyzed the country. and president obama's nominee for the top of the cia may be under criticism from drone activity but seems to have the support of lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. and despite final consensus on a reduced e.u. budget for the next seven years the agreement now faces a serious threat from...
113
113
Feb 13, 2013
02/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
ho-- all disagree about how to end this crisis and what's best for tunisia. but the opposition has a different view. the popular front, a gathering of leftist parties, accuses ennhada of hijacking the 2011 revolution. >> the parliament has failed to draft constitution and tackle our problems. we are in a delicate situation and therefore we need exceptional measures. >> it was the assassination of a prominent opposition leader that plunged the country into its worst crisis since the 2011 revolution. the opposition blames ennhada for the killing of shokri belaid, an outspoken critic of the government. in a bid to break the deadlock, the prime minister hamadi jebali said that he will form a government of technocrats who would run the country until new elections are held, a move welcomed by the opposition, but not likely to be supported by ennhada. tunisians are as divided as their political leaders. >> mr. jebali is a good man. i believe sometimes men rise fall-like that andy is the right man for the right moment-- and he is the right man. >> we are tired of the
ho-- all disagree about how to end this crisis and what's best for tunisia. but the opposition has a different view. the popular front, a gathering of leftist parties, accuses ennhada of hijacking the 2011 revolution. >> the parliament has failed to draft constitution and tackle our problems. we are in a delicate situation and therefore we need exceptional measures. >> it was the assassination of a prominent opposition leader that plunged the country into its worst crisis since the...
251
251
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 251
favorite 0
quote 0
these are the biggest and loudest protests in tunisia since the revolution there two years ago. the one that sparked the whole arab spring. a vocal critic of the government was shot dead outside his home yesterday. that infuriated people who say he was assassinated. it was political. they were already unhappy with tunisia's political situation since the arab spring the new islamist led government is keeping down individual freedoms. the people are not happy. tunisia's prime minister fired his cabinet and called for new elections hoping to calm tensions, then his deputy said the party wasn't unified on that. and it might not happen. we are watching developments. >>> let's gets back to our top story. a shooter on the loose in los angeles. the suspect a former cop is identified as christopher dorner. he was fired from the police force five years ago. and he might now be seeking revenge. dorner accused of shooting three los angeles police officers early this morning. one of them fatally, plus he's the prime suspect in a double killing over the weekend. we are covering all angles of
these are the biggest and loudest protests in tunisia since the revolution there two years ago. the one that sparked the whole arab spring. a vocal critic of the government was shot dead outside his home yesterday. that infuriated people who say he was assassinated. it was political. they were already unhappy with tunisia's political situation since the arab spring the new islamist led government is keeping down individual freedoms. the people are not happy. tunisia's prime minister fired his...
83
83
Feb 12, 2013
02/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
in tunisia, the ruling party says an agreement on a new national government is expected within days, following protests after the assassination of an outspoken opposition politician. anger against the government is not new. people in coastal areas of the country are accusing the lead of neglecting them. now this report. -- the elite of neglecting them. >> this has been a hotbed since long before the revolution. they have traditionally felt the capital. an the capit last week's assassination of shokri belaid ignited anger. >> the government has failed and lead the country down a dark tunnel. the solution is to inform a government of technocrats. >> the union has lots of support. towards the end of last year, it led protests which turned violent, succeeding in having a local governor replaced. many here blame the ruling party for failing to prevent the murder of shokri belaid. they already blamed the government for failing to bring investment and jobs, just like old times. so they set fire to the party's headquarters last week and they ransacked the building where they had regular meet
in tunisia, the ruling party says an agreement on a new national government is expected within days, following protests after the assassination of an outspoken opposition politician. anger against the government is not new. people in coastal areas of the country are accusing the lead of neglecting them. now this report. -- the elite of neglecting them. >> this has been a hotbed since long before the revolution. they have traditionally felt the capital. an the capit last week's...
160
160
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law like we do. >> i know mr. rubio wants to sound ready for responsibility and if he's got some very strong testicles, but dismissing the rules and practices of a foreign nation, that's hardly the most mature way to approach international terrorism, is it? >> oh, martin, that's poppycock. come on. we should have been able to force the tunisian government to do exactly what we wanted them to do. >> we're not even in any kind of conflict with the tunisian -- >> i'm kidding, of course. while marco rubio was trying and similarly we saw this in the hearing with hillary clinton, he was trying very hard to show that he is in command of the facts and he is ready to be, you know, pres
was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law like we do. >> i know mr. rubio...
233
233
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 0
in tunisia, new protests broke out in the capital, demanding the end of the government. it was the second day of unrest sparked by the killing of a leading opposition figure. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: in tunis today, crowds converged on the interior ministry on the same spot where the so-called arab spring began two years ago. "the people want the downfall of the regime" the chant once again. but this time the tear gas came from police loyal not to a dictator but to tunisia's democratically elected government, one which now stands accuse of complicity in political assassination. the victim was chokri belaid, shot outside his home yesterday by a gunman on a motorbike. belaid had appeared on television the night before he died. the s.e.c. tar politician told his interview that tunisia's governing islamist party harbored religious factions which incited violence. his killing prompted the biggest explosion of anger since the revolution itself. groups claiming that revolution had been stolen by islamists who wo
in tunisia, new protests broke out in the capital, demanding the end of the government. it was the second day of unrest sparked by the killing of a leading opposition figure. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: in tunis today, crowds converged on the interior ministry on the same spot where the so-called arab spring began two years ago. "the people want the downfall of the regime" the chant once again. but this...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamists had to power there as well but ashes between anti regime protesters and police have marred the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a brand new wave of unrest and violence flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs threw stones and set cars on fire this responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike and into the tell which want to solve its beds is unlikely to be resolved in time soon. to loose is ensuring a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing government in arrangements for holding and a massive disk critique of the way in which they operate i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how the popular movements organize to prevent this one of those frightening thing is the amount of external support for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen whether we
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamists had to power there as well but ashes between anti regime protesters and police have marred the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a brand new wave of unrest and violence flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs threw stones and set cars on fire this responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike and into the tell which want to solve its...
32
32
tv
eye 32
favorite 0
quote 0
now a similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamists her to power there as well where clashes between anti regime protesters and police have marred the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a new wave of unrest and violence flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs threw stones and set cars on fire this responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike adding to the tell which one to some experts is unlikely to be resolved in time soon. to loose is ensuring a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing range routes for holding and a massive critique of the way in which they operate i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how the popular movement organize to prevent this one of those frightening thing is the amount of external support for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen whether we've got the present
now a similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamists her to power there as well where clashes between anti regime protesters and police have marred the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a new wave of unrest and violence flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs threw stones and set cars on fire this responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike adding to the tell which one to some...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 1
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamist tupolev there as well such as between and to regime protesters and police have not to see the role of an opposition politician who's moved on that to a brand new. a wave of unrest violence a flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs three stones and set cars of fire police responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been bridged by national strike dead into the terminal which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. too since ensuring a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing open to new arrangements for holding and a massive discrediting of the way in which they have operated i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how the popular movement organize to prevent one of those fraud and so use the road to external support for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen whether we've go
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring which brought islamist tupolev there as well such as between and to regime protesters and police have not to see the role of an opposition politician who's moved on that to a brand new. a wave of unrest violence a flared up outside the cemetery as angry mobs three stones and set cars of fire police responded with tear gas the capital tunis has also been bridged by national strike dead into the terminal which according to...
40
40
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring has brought islam has to follow there as well as a between and to regime protesters and police of law at the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a brain. a new wave of unrest violence flared up outside the cemetery as the angry youths are trees stones and set cars on fire our police responded with tear gas in the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike and into the turmoil which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved in time seeing what. a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing new arrangements for holding and any nancy disc critique of the way in which to operate i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how popular move organize to prevent one of those fraud c.u.z. wrote external support for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen whether the present government will take any action agai
similar scenes have erupted in tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring has brought islam has to follow there as well as a between and to regime protesters and police of law at the funeral of an opposition politician whose murder led to a brain. a new wave of unrest violence flared up outside the cemetery as the angry youths are trees stones and set cars on fire our police responded with tear gas in the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike and into the turmoil which...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
rosie manji explains why the assassination of the opposition leader holds such dire consequences for tunisia . the importance of. shukri belayed. cannot be underestimated is assassination is a is a profound. effect on the tunis in population he has been an outspoken standing spokesperson for justice in tunis here here has been fear minutely critical of the government only who he party. and in particular he has enormous credibility within the trade union movement as you can see there's a general strike in corridor immediately upon his his assassination i think but we're inching or a new phase in the revolution in in in tunis here and you know good lead aleutians you never know what the outcome is is going to be and i think there are. signs that this could easily. disintegrate into some kind of civil civil war or now hopefully that won't happen. president obama's choice to become the next chief of the cia went through a tough confirmation hearing at the u.s. senate. but it wasn't the lawmakers who put john brennan under the spotlight over his role the controversial u.s. drone program session w
rosie manji explains why the assassination of the opposition leader holds such dire consequences for tunisia . the importance of. shukri belayed. cannot be underestimated is assassination is a is a profound. effect on the tunis in population he has been an outspoken standing spokesperson for justice in tunis here here has been fear minutely critical of the government only who he party. and in particular he has enormous credibility within the trade union movement as you can see there's a general...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
92
92
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 1
tens of thousands have taken to the streets in tunisia for the barrel -- burial procession of an opposition leader assassinated earlier this week. a political crisis has been mounting since the murder of chokri belaid, a leading human rights advocate and outspoken critic of the islamist-led government. and it's the turmoil on wednesday, the prime minister proposed to dissolve parliament and form a government but the ruling islamist party has rejected the prime minister's bid. in iraq, a series of explosions across the country have killed at least 31 people with dozen others wounded. today marks the seventh consecutive friday when bombings have taken place in iraq amidst rising sectarian tensions ahead of the april elections. u.s. news outlets are facing criticism after it was revealed they complied with an obama administration request to hide the location of a secret u.s. drone base in saudi arabia. the base was first used in 2011 to kill muslim cleric and u.s. citizen anwar al awlaki. the paper discusses location of the first time this week, reportedly because the base's architect, john br
tens of thousands have taken to the streets in tunisia for the barrel -- burial procession of an opposition leader assassinated earlier this week. a political crisis has been mounting since the murder of chokri belaid, a leading human rights advocate and outspoken critic of the islamist-led government. and it's the turmoil on wednesday, the prime minister proposed to dissolve parliament and form a government but the ruling islamist party has rejected the prime minister's bid. in iraq, a series...
106
106
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be killed. is far it hasn't happened in egypt yet but the egyptian government is promising more police and support and protection for opposition figures. given the problems in the country it is very possible we could see some type of attack on opposition leaders and both of these countries are coming out of a difficult political transition that have often been more violent than democratic. alisyn. alisyn: a real tinderbox there of tension. conor powell, thanks for the update. rick: coming up after the break, a troubling sign as the president prepares to d
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be...
118
118
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
one on one talks concerning nuclear weapons, libya, mali, tunisia and egypt are in various states of unrest which we have no strategy. we are the most unsettled period since the end of the cold war. i have serious concerns as to the quality of senator hagel's professional judgment in the acuity of his views on critical areas of national security including security in the east asia and the middle east. his record on iraq is particularly troubling. as i alluded a moment ago in 2002 he voted to authorize the use of force against iraq. by 2006, the support for the war diminished after republican losses in the 2006 midterm elections. he wrote an opinion piece for "the washington post" under the title "leaving iraq honorable "foreforeshadowing. and president bush announced the decision to surge troops in 2007, senator hagel actively campaigned against it. he voted in february of 2007, in favor of a bill expressing opposition to the surge and in favor of measures to troops from iraq and equally bad policy. he wrote in the 2008 memoir, america our next chapter in historically show that the l
one on one talks concerning nuclear weapons, libya, mali, tunisia and egypt are in various states of unrest which we have no strategy. we are the most unsettled period since the end of the cold war. i have serious concerns as to the quality of senator hagel's professional judgment in the acuity of his views on critical areas of national security including security in the east asia and the middle east. his record on iraq is particularly troubling. as i alluded a moment ago in 2002 he voted to...
166
166
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of plagiarism, if you can even believe it, and she's the second minister in chancellor angela merkel's cabinet to face these allegations. the university awarded the minister the highest honors for her doctoral thesis, which one says has many plagiarized passages. >>> and just days after king richard iii's remains were identified underneath a parking lot in england, a battle is shaping up. which city will get to be his final resting place? lester, where his remains were uncovered, and york are dueling over the rights. a change in fortune for the 15th century king, remembered as a notorious villain, accused of killing
a popular public figure and critic of tunisia's islamic-led government was according to an eyewitness, shot and killed as he left for work this morning. outraged protesters filled the streets and there were violent clashes with police. tunisia's prime minister condemned the assassination, saying the real target is, in his words, quote, the tunisian revolution as a whole. >>> also in germany, germany's education minister has been stripped of her ph.d in an embarrassing case of...
158
158
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
security or withdraw diplomatic staff in advance of a crisis from central america to khartoum, from tunisia to yemen, from egypt to mali and others. while dod does not have the primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american facilities around the world. over the course of the day on september 11th general dempsey and i received a number of reports of possible threats to u.s. facilities, including those in cairo, egypt, but there were no reports of imminent threats to u.s. personnel or facilities in benghazi. by our best estimate the incident at the temporary mission facility in benghazi began at about 3:42pm eastern daylight time on september 11th. the embassy in tripoli was notified of the attacks almost immediately, and within 17 minutes of the initial reports, about 3:59pm, africom directed an unarmed and unmanned surve
security or withdraw diplomatic staff in advance of a crisis from central america to khartoum, from tunisia to yemen, from egypt to mali and others. while dod does not have the primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american...
328
328
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 328
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> a look at this massive crowd that filled the streets in tunisia. this was a public funeral of an opposition leader shot dead outside his home wednesday. thousands of grieving and angry folks marching with his coffin to a cemetery. many believe it was a political assassination. riot police have violently put down several public demonstrations since that shooting. >>> and of course getting back to california, one of our main stories here, the hunt for the former cop now a murder suspect. christopher dorner accused of killing three people around l.a. and declaring war on the entire lapd in a rampage seeking revenge for being fired. casey wian is with us from los angeles, and paul would ybuchan big bear. paul, i want to start off with you because we heard from the sheriff there and they continue the search even though the weather is pretty bad in big bear. they lost his tracks because the ground is frozen. so how are they pursuing this? >> reporter: well, they're continuing their search in this area. a number of law enforcement officers are also going
. >>> a look at this massive crowd that filled the streets in tunisia. this was a public funeral of an opposition leader shot dead outside his home wednesday. thousands of grieving and angry folks marching with his coffin to a cemetery. many believe it was a political assassination. riot police have violently put down several public demonstrations since that shooting. >>> and of course getting back to california, one of our main stories here, the hunt for the former cop now a...
87
87
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> violent protests erupting on the streets of tunisia. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what's the latest? >> tunisia was held up as the model for the arab spring and positive change. but it can be hard sometimes for real change to take hold. tens o f thousands turned ut o for the funeral of a prominent official assassinated wednesday. riot police fired tear gas. it's left the country in turmoil, many accusing the government of allowing political violence to spread unchecked. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> in other news, hugh grant is getting a big check from rupert murdoch. murdoch's media empire paid substantial damages to hugh grant as part of a mass settlement, part of that phone hacking scandal. grant has been one of the most outspoken victims of the scandal and he helped take down a popular london tabloid. a number of senior employees are facing criminal charges. >>> and the flu is still a big deal. just not as big of a deal as it was earli
. >>> violent protests erupting on the streets of tunisia. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what's the latest? >> tunisia was held up as the model for the arab spring and positive change. but it can be hard sometimes for real change to take hold. tens o f thousands turned ut o for the funeral of a prominent official assassinated wednesday. riot police fired tear gas. it's left the country in turmoil,...
270
270
Feb 17, 2013
02/13
by
KTVU
tv
eye 270
favorite 0
quote 0
and also with tunisia for the weekend. they will hold special of mass today. it is chem mom rating the order of 1796 which led to the interment of japanese americans. san francisco's japan plans to hold a forum on the interment. >> it held hold a memorial service in america. >> they have a new home in san diego. >> there is the ribbon cutting for the 25-foot tall bronze statue of the famous times scare kiss. >> it as replica of the 1945 magazine photo of a serviceman kissing the woman at the ends of world war ii. >> it as reflection of not only the commitment to the military. but the veterans who have served. and in defending the you state on every day of the year. >> it has a similar one. >> from 2,000 much seven to last year. >> more than million dollars is used to create a personal version. >> an inmate convicted is about to be released from prison. >> they report propers have asked a judge to free ronald ross after he served several years in prison for a murder. >> he was the victim of bad police work and witness who lied. district attorney's office conced
and also with tunisia for the weekend. they will hold special of mass today. it is chem mom rating the order of 1796 which led to the interment of japanese americans. san francisco's japan plans to hold a forum on the interment. >> it held hold a memorial service in america. >> they have a new home in san diego. >> there is the ribbon cutting for the 25-foot tall bronze statue of the famous times scare kiss. >> it as replica of the 1945 magazine photo of a serviceman...
1,408
1.4K
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 1,408
favorite 0
quote 0
police armed with teargas canisters are battling these protesters that have erupted in the capital of tunisia. after a brief calm overnight, it's the second day of protest after a popular leader was gunned down yesterday. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. late yet, the prime minister called for new elections. >>> and the federal reserve is admitting that it has been hacked. phone numbers and other information has been stolen and published. a fed spokesman said hackers exploited, rather, a quote temporary vulnerability that has been fixed. the hacker group anonymous has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> and japan's military scrambles combat jets after two russian jets entered their air space. they left a minute later without incident. russia denies the charge. the jets were near islands disputed since world war ii and it's the second dispute for japan after accusing china of putting a radar lock on one of its vessels in the east china sea. we reported on that yesterday. >> we'll see what happens on the third day tomorrow. thank you for that report. >>> we're looking
police armed with teargas canisters are battling these protesters that have erupted in the capital of tunisia. after a brief calm overnight, it's the second day of protest after a popular leader was gunned down yesterday. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. late yet, the prime minister called for new elections. >>> and the federal reserve is admitting that it has been hacked. phone numbers and other information has been stolen and published. a fed spokesman said hackers...